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2020 Labour Party leadership election
← May 2019 10 January - 9 March 2020
  Lina Nyberg Ken Svensson Sørine Hagelskjær
Candidate Lina Nyberg Ken Svensson Sørine Hagelskjær
First pref. 32,581 (22.1%) 33,994 (23.0%) 28,784 (19.5%)
Final round 75,952 (51.5%) 71,644 (48.5%) -

  Vanaimo Stoltenberg Erica Oberg
Candidate Väinämö Stoltenberg Erica Oberg
First pref. 23,614 (19.4%) 28,643 (16%)
Final round - -

Incumbent Leader

Josephine Petersson



The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was held in Ordennya between 10 January 2020 and 9 March 2020, with the result declared on 10 March 2020. The election was triggered by the resignation of Josephine Petersson in December, and won narrowly by Lina Nyberg, the Work & Pensions Secretary.

Procedure

In order to stand, candidates need to be nominated by 15% of the Parliamentary Labour Party, currently 13 MPs. All members and affiliated supporters of the Labour Party will be able to vote, as will members of Trade Unions affiliated to the Labour Party. Voting will take place between January 10 2020 and March 9 2020, with the result declared on March 10.

Candidates

Declared

  • Ken Svensson, former President of Ordennya, former Leader of the Coalition of Socialists & Democrats
  • Erica Oberg, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
  • Väinämö Stoltenberg, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Sørine Hagelskjær, Attorney General of Ordennya
  • Lina Nyberg, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions

Declined

  • Karl Simoneau, Secretary of State for Justice, former leader of the United Socialist Party
  • Dr. Valentina Helenasdottir, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care
  • Anton Rudolfsson, Minister without Portfolio, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, former Deputy Leader of the Coalition of Socialists & Democrats
  • Sven Mattson, Secretary of State for Agriculture

Results